Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw

The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place on October 15–16 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[1] The qualifying standard was 80 m (262 ft 5 12 in).[2]

Men's javelin throw
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueEstadio Olímpico Universitario
DatesOctober 15 (qualifications)
October 16 (final)
Competitors29 from 20 nations
Medalists
Jānis Lūsis  Soviet Union
Jorma Kinnunen  Finland
Gergely Kulcsár  Hungary

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3]

World record Jānis Lūsis91.98 mSaarijarvi, FinlandJune 23, 1968
Olympic record Egil Danielsen (NOR)85.71 mMelbourne, AustraliaNovember 26, 1956

Results

Qualifying Round

RankSeriesAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1AKarl-Åke Nilsson Sweden xx84.7484.74Q
2AJānis Lūsis Soviet Union 83.6883.68Q
3AJorma Kinnunen Finland x74.1683.1683.16Q
4BWalter Pektor Austria 82.1682.16Q
5AManfred Stolle East Germany 81.8881.88Q
6AGergely Kulcsár Hungary 81.5681.56Q
7AMark Murro United States 74.1481.1481.14Q
8AWładysław Nikiciuk Poland 74.1678.2281.0081.00Q
9AUrs von Wartburg Switzerland 76.5880.6680.66Q
10AJanusz Sidlo Poland 74.9080.1280.12Q
11BAurelio Janet Cuba 80.1080.10Q
12AHermann Salomon West Germany 79.48x76.5079.48q
13ARolf Herings West Germany 79.0877.0078.7079.08
14APauli Nevala Finland x77.90x77.90
15AMart Paama Soviet Union 74.1877.2674.6477.26
16BKlaus Wolfermann West Germany 75.7871.4075.0275.78
17BMiklós Németh Hungary 74.5674.8275.5075.50
18BDave Travis Great Britain 74.2474.3670.8474.36
19BLode Wyns Belgium 73.68xx73.68
20BGary Stenlund United States 73.5268.8871.4473.52
21AFrank Covelli United States 70.30x73.0473.04
22BWilliam Heikila Canada 70.1071.2070.7871.20
23BNashatar Singh Sidhu Malaysia x63.5870.7070.70
24BRolf Hoppe Chile 68.3265.8265.8668.32
25BViliame Liga Fiji x61.6262.3262.32
26BDonald Velez Nicaragua 48.92x61.3261.32
27BRolf Bühler Switzerland 61.06xx61.06
BSamsam Akka Morocco DNS
BPanagiotis Pierrakos Greece DNS

Finals

The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals.

RankAthleteNationality123456Result
Jānis Lūsis Soviet Union 81.7486.3482.6684.40x90.1090.10 OR
Jorma Kinnunen Finland 86.30xx79.0085.8288.5888.58
Gergely Kulcsár Hungary 83.10x83.8287.0685.1483.4087.06
4Władysław Nikiciuk Poland x85.7082.24x82.3280.4485.70
5Manfred Stolle East Germany x76.8681.5284.42x79.7284.42
6Karl-Ake Nilsson Sweden 83.48xxx76.7479.7683.48
7Janusz Sidło Poland 80.0076.3680.5875.5077.8676.4680.58
8Urs von Wartburg Switzerland 80.5677.0677.22xxx80.56
9Mark Murro United States 80.0680.08x80.08
10Walter Pektor Austria 75.6477.40x77.40
11Aurelio Janet Cuba x74.88x74.88
12Hermann Salomon West Germany x71.6473.5073.50

References

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